JA
WRITER · 565 PIECES INDEXED
James Archer
WRITES ABOUTAction 55%Adventure 27%FPS 26%RPG 21%
BODY OF WORK
565
LAST 12 MO
179
REVIEWS
23
OUTLETS
1
EVENTS
5
COVERING SINCE
2015
CADENCE
~3 pieces a week, mostly features and news
179 PIECES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS
Recent writing
TODAY · 14 OCT
1 piece
Rock Paper Shotgun·14 Oct
With the Steam Frame becoming Valve's new favourite VR child, they're selling off their last Index headset stocknews
12 OCT
2 pieces
Rock Paper Shotgun·12 Oct
Valor Mortis' system requirements appear to have been drastically cut, just before the FPSoulslike launchesnewsonValor Mortis
Rock Paper Shotgun·12 Oct
Valve have released the Steam Frame's CAD files, but there’s already a cottage industry of DIY wrist straps and lifesize skull standsnews
9 OCT
1 piece
Rock Paper Shotgun·9 Oct
Wardogs season 2 deepens the sandbox shooter's capitalist hell by letting you bet cash on your own performancenewsonWardogs
8 OCT
1 piece
Rock Paper Shotgun·8 Oct
AMD's handsome FSR 4 upscaler is coming to handheld PCs this year, though Steam Deck support could take longernews
7 OCT
1 piece
Rock Paper Shotgun·7 Oct
Hackers steal millions of Discord IDs and email addresses in "deliberate, multi-stage attack" on security service Double CounternewsonHackers
1 OCT
1 piece
Rock Paper Shotgun·1 Oct
Control Resonant's New Game++ update also squashes some of my least favourite bugs, including the one where magic doors change my trousersnewsonControl
25 SEPT
2 pieces
Rock Paper Shotgun·25 Sept
Colourful JRPG Armed Fantasia has been cancelled, four years after a successful Kickstarter campaign descended into delays and lawsuitsnewsonArmed Fantasia: To the End of the Wilderness
Rock Paper Shotgun·25 Sept
Hytale's Chapter 1 update is all about them goblins, adding its first proper boss and "handcrafted" dungeon in OctobernewsonHytale
24 SEPT
2 pieces
Rock Paper Shotgun·24 Sept
After eighteen years of jaggedy bowling, a new mod bestows GTA 4 with DLSS and FSR supportnewsonGrand Theft Auto IV
Rock Paper Shotgun·24 Sept
Steam Frame-ready VR rhythm game Beat Saber is adding hand-tracking and a punchy new mode in its "biggest update ever"newsonBeat Saber
23 SEPT
1 piece
Rock Paper Shotgun·23 Sept
Age of Empires studio World's Edge reportedly lose nearly half their staff and a new game project in mass Xbox layoffsnewsonEdge
21 SEPT
1 piece
Rock Paper Shotgun·21 Sept
The Steam Frame’s first post-launch update speeds up charging and ungarbles a mic bugnews
18 SEPT
1 piece
Rock Paper Shotgun·18 Sept
In the absence of a new Deus Ex, indie imsim Tokyo Walled City may scratch that stealth 'n' stolen passwords itchnewsonDeus Ex
17 SEPT
1 piece
Rock Paper Shotgun·17 Sept
"Nearly everyone" laid off at Hyper Light Drifter devs Heart Machine after publisher drops unannounced gamenewsonHyper Light
16 SEPT
1 piece